Clovis police capture stabbing suspect after 11-hour standoff

A man was detained by Clovis police after an 11-hour standoff in an apartment building south of the Clovis Rodeo Grounds Tuesday.

The suspect was later identified as Evan Wooten, 33. Police said he was being treated at a hospital, adding that charges are pending. A police K-9 unit apprehended him as he hid in the apartment’s attic, police said.

Clovis police said the incident began about 8:30 a.m. when officers received a 911 call requesting to check on the welfare of a person in an apartment near Jefferson and Music avenues.

The rodeo grounds were evacuated while police negotiated with Wooten, who was suspected of stabbing a woman and holding her hostage. Police rescued the woman Tuesday afternoon, and she was taken to a hospital for treatment of a stab wound, but the suspect refused to come out.